Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-12-07

said had been adopted at the County Con-
vention of farmers in Anderson. It was
to the effect that the Convention endorse
the plan of a separate Agricultural College
and the reorganization Of the Agricultural
Bureau. 1t was referred to the Committee
on Resolutions.
At go, on motion of Captain Tillman,
the Convention took q recess until 7 o'clock
P. M.
At the evening session, by reason of
h%oarseness, President Norris was unable
to preside, and Vice-President G. w. Shell,
of Laurens, was invited to take the chair.
1t was moved that the Convention pro-
coed at Once to the election of officers.
that the Secretary be instructed to cast one
ballot tor Mr.. D. X. Norris, of Anderson,
as the choice of the Convention for Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Norris expressed his acknowledge
ments for the honor conferred, but thought
it but just that the Office should devolve on
some one else, and therefore wished to de-
cline with thanks.
The Convention, however, insisted on
his serving.
A committee, consisting of Messrs. Wat
son, Fishburnea and Grassland, was appoint
ed by the President pro tenn. to conduct the
P~resident-elect to the chair.
The election for ice-Presidents, one
from each Congressional District, resulted
as below, one ballot being cast for all by
the Secretary on motion:
First District-J. E. Wannamaker.
Second-A. J. Under.
T~hird-John f. Bradley, of Abbeville.
Fourth-T. P. Mitchell.
Fifth-Captain Iredell Jones, of York.
Sivfh-E RI CfoO1yhnyca of Marian
Seventh-H. r. Thomas. q
Mr.. John T. Duncan, of Newberry, was
reelected Secretary, and DIR. w. P. Addi-
son, of Abbeville, Treasurer.
AT this point Judge Haskell appeared
before the Convention, and after a few
words of introduction by Mr.. Shell, deliv-
cred a short address on behalf of the board
of trustees Of the South Carolina College.
Judge Haskell's address and a copy of
the report of the trustees of the College,
which he presented, were received as in
formation, after which Capt. Tillnan made
the report of the Committee on Resolu-
lions, prefacing the same by some remarks
to the effect that of the sundry resolutions
referred to them, they had rejected one
and changed or embodied the others in
those which they had to report. The re-
port was as follows:
III I'll llGSOlullOuSD GP leave
to submit the following report:
RESOLVED, That this Convention does earnest
ly urge the Legislature to establish a separate
Agricultural College, and to reorganize the
Bureau.
Resolved, That it is not the purpose of the
farmers OF the State to make their organization
a political body, hostile to other classes, nor is
1T their intention to attack the integrity of our
State officers, nor their policy to arraign or
dictate to the Legislature.
Reo!ced, That we believe in the thorough
organization of the farmers of the State, with
the object and firm purpose of developing the
agricultural resources.
ResotUed, That we regret the action Of some
OF the counties which have declined to send
delegates to this Convention, and respectfully
mers' movement.
Resolved, That we believe in the necessity and
propriety of reorganizing the Agricultural De-
partment, to make it more efficient and useful,
and respectfully ask the Legislature to give
careful consideration to the several bills already
introduced in their body looking to that end.
A motion that the report be adopted
was carried by a chorus of "ayes," no one
voting in the negative.
Captain Tillman then offered the resolu-
tion given below, which is exactly the
same as the fifth article of the platform
adopted at last years Convention. 1t was
adopted over again last night and reads as
follows:
We urge the Legislature not to squander the
States property by allowing the wholesale ex-
portation of phosphates at merely nominal
prices, and that with a view of lessening the
burdens of taxation they take into considera-
ton the advisability of increasing the phos-
plate royalty.
A motion was then made to adjourn
sine die, which was put and carried amid,
the noise of the feet of rising delegates,
and at $50 after being in session only
three and one-half hours, both afternoon
and evening, the second annual Conven-
ton of the Farmers Association was de-
clared adjourned without day.
Just before the motion to adjourn was put
Capt. Iredell Jones arose and wished to-
offer a resolution, but was ruled out of Or
der, as a motion to adjourn was before the
house.